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we could do that to the government, if you will. i think there's a certain amount of risk you are willing to take and you take off the workers and push it on to the equity investors, they will simply dial down the risk-taking to compensate -- you will have a general contraction or slowing of the growth rate of the economy. it's kind of a zero-sum game in that sense. >> host: although i do think most people's perspective in this country is that the risk currently faced by middle-class people who might have their labor redeployed is much greater than the risk actually being felt, faced by high earned income and vested. it's hard to disagree with it. >> guest: i think of making a moral point as opposed to an economic point. unfortunately, i don't think that risk drives up the growth rate of the economy and create jobs. >> host: actually in a way to because to some extent that risk is labor redeployment and you think that risk is sort of beholden on people that might lose their jobs can use it as an economic thousand. >> guest: but i do
we could do that to the government, if you will. i think there's a certain amount of risk you are willing to take and you take off the workers and push it on to the equity investors, they will simply dial down the risk-taking to compensate -- you will have a general contraction or slowing of the growth rate of the economy. it's kind of a zero-sum game in that sense. >> host: although i do think most people's perspective in this country is that the risk currently faced by middle-class...
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i am sure if you have been to the state government in your backyard, it can pose some difficulties and stresses but we have a good working relationship with the state and get along with them and appreciate what being the capital provides. >> you think those challenges? >> we have significant amounts of untaxed property because the state is here. all the state property does not pay property taxes. that puts a burden on the property taxpayer in augusta. the residential loner and commercial loner. when you have such a large
i am sure if you have been to the state government in your backyard, it can pose some difficulties and stresses but we have a good working relationship with the state and get along with them and appreciate what being the capital provides. >> you think those challenges? >> we have significant amounts of untaxed property because the state is here. all the state property does not pay property taxes. that puts a burden on the property taxpayer in augusta. the residential loner and...
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they do not notify her government. nobody thinks to send -- well, they think nod to send a message to the -- not to send a message to the dutch government saying, oh, by the way, we've arrested one of your citizens for espionage. they will not allow her to communicate with anyone except her lawyer, and they won't often let her communicate with her lawyer. early on she still thinks she's going to be let go, and she writes a letter that is absolutely fabulous that i will read to you. now, what is so wonderful about this letter to my mind is you have to think of this woman living under horrible conditions addressing this letter to her interrogator who is the man who controls her life. and she says: i must again ask for my liberty from the military of paris. you see that neither my trunks, nor my letters contain anything improper and never, never have i done the slightest thing like espionage against you. i suffer too much. until i am freed i beg you for the following: one, five -- [inaudible] has at her shelf a cloak of w
they do not notify her government. nobody thinks to send -- well, they think nod to send a message to the -- not to send a message to the dutch government saying, oh, by the way, we've arrested one of your citizens for espionage. they will not allow her to communicate with anyone except her lawyer, and they won't often let her communicate with her lawyer. early on she still thinks she's going to be let go, and she writes a letter that is absolutely fabulous that i will read to you. now, what is...
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think of a $4.5 billion tax rebate from the federal government did largely because they could write off so much of their expenses overseas and not pay profits on their profits, not pay taxes on profits. this is crazy. one of the simplest things we could do in the tax system is lower the tax rate for the companies that keep jobs in america and not raise the tax rate just the people that move overseas pay the proper tax rate. simple to be the seems to be another simple thing to have a 700 billion-dollar bailout from taxpayers to help save the banks and keep the financial system from going. right now they are not letting 20 million people with houses that are worth less money than they owe, houses that are called under water where the mortgage is worth more than a house these people are stuck with the high interest loans and the regular interest rate is 3.5 to 4%. if those families could get those refinanced they would be better off but so what if the economy because when you lower the interest rate the robie 5,000 to $1,500 more a month to spend and giving the predicament today they will
think of a $4.5 billion tax rebate from the federal government did largely because they could write off so much of their expenses overseas and not pay profits on their profits, not pay taxes on profits. this is crazy. one of the simplest things we could do in the tax system is lower the tax rate for the companies that keep jobs in america and not raise the tax rate just the people that move overseas pay the proper tax rate. simple to be the seems to be another simple thing to have a 700...
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there is still a philosophical difference because of the way russia is governed and the way we are governed but it is not nearly as distant as it was during the cold war. we should think of ways we can employ russia as a balancer in many parts of eurasia. as i mentioned in the book is real a exists in defiance of history because for thousands of years -- and let me say this about israel's geography. and to jerusalem. it is a singular urban corridor. with the size of new jersey. of country like that cannot absorb one nuclear strike. even during the cold war there were cynical calculations. the u.s. would go on as a country and we would -- russia made similar calculations. and would not be killed would have higher cancer rates because of the small size of the country. they cannot absorb a first strike and that geographical in security is at the heart of the fact that israel has different red lines than we have. and our interest and is really interests overlap with significant extent that can never overlap to the total extent and other areas and issues where their interests were different from
there is still a philosophical difference because of the way russia is governed and the way we are governed but it is not nearly as distant as it was during the cold war. we should think of ways we can employ russia as a balancer in many parts of eurasia. as i mentioned in the book is real a exists in defiance of history because for thousands of years -- and let me say this about israel's geography. and to jerusalem. it is a singular urban corridor. with the size of new jersey. of country like...
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government was not there. these people survived on their own. the connection to family mifflin and -- newfoundland family needs more than anything. that is a great value. the. . . . . saw a vision of uncle tom being whipped to death. the title to give you a clue. i think he's a very important figure and he has been completely understudied. his role as judge advocate general was extremely significant to link them. his support for lincoln's policies are very important in the story is just an law so i thought it was time somebody brought that story to light. >> we are the maine state library in a public reading room and were going the maine author's collection. in the early 1920s, henry tunick who is the state laboring at the time started collecting books by maine writers trying to get them signed whenever possible and it has grown into this. >> welcome to maine's capital city on booktv. with the help of our time warner cable partners or the next 90 minutes we will explore the literary culture of this area as we visit with local authors and explore
government was not there. these people survived on their own. the connection to family mifflin and -- newfoundland family needs more than anything. that is a great value. the. . . . . saw a vision of uncle tom being whipped to death. the title to give you a clue. i think he's a very important figure and he has been completely understudied. his role as judge advocate general was extremely significant to link them. his support for lincoln's policies are very important in the story is just an law...